Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Zoo Baby Pinwheel Quilt

Another baby = another baby quilt! This one is for a cute little guy. I love how it turned out.

I made the center with pinwheels based on my Tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop from a couple years ago. You can find the tutorial HERE...

Blues, Browns, Oranges, and Greens,. with simple quilting. I had it done in no time at all. Instead of Prairie Points I put a scrappy border around it, framed in white. I'm really pleased with the end result and can't wait to give it to the little cutie!

24 comments:

One question though Jodi: Did you mean for the pinwheels to be turning different directions? In your tutorial they all turn the same way (so that the negatives look like hour glass blocks) but this one seems random? I've never seen it done like this before...! Laura

I just made a Pinwheel quilt also but have yet to add the borders. Since I used a Charm Pack for the Pinwheels and there are none left, I think I may add a tiny border of 30's fabric and then a white border like your did. I too love Pinwheels. The quilt turns out so cute and is so simple. I really love the fabrics/colors you used...very much a little man.

I've never made a quilt (I sew mostly clothing) but when I saw your scrappy patchwork style nap mat I knew it would be the perfect way to use an entire bucket of baby clothes my mom had given me (they were once mine almost 40 years ago!). I wonder, do you have any suggestions on sizing or the best way to turn old baby clothes into scraps? Thank you so much for any insight you may be able to offer!

I have a FQ of that zoo fabric - love the idea of pinwheels of that mixed with polka dots. Thanks for the great idea! Might try to make really big pinwheels tho so that the zoo animals show up more... hrm.... o the possibilities :)

I love pinwheels, although I am in the midst of making just my first pinwheel quilt - yours at MBS! :) I just put the prairie points on it last night. The baby it's for is due tomorrow, so I hope to have it finished this week and in the mail by early next week.

Love the baby quilt. Sew perfect for a little boy. I've done both your baby pinwheel quilt (working on the binding for this one this morning) and the scrappy quilt and they have to be my most favorite tutorials. I know I'm going to be making more of them. Thank you for all the inspiration and encouragement you provide!

I just love your baby pinwheel quilt. That tutorial is my favorite at the MBS. I have a self imposed rule about there being too many patterrns to make the same one twice. However this pattern keeps making me want to break that rule. It went together so fast and easy and looks wonderful in every colorway I have seen.